Britain’s love of Channel 4 is blinded by nostalgia, it’s time to finally sell up April 6, 2022 From a quasi-outsider’s perspective – I lived in Australia for the first 26 years of my life – Channel 4’s current makeup seems bizarre. It is state-owned, but commercially funded. Editorially independent, but bound by a legislative public service remit. The notion of having a public broadcaster that provides news coverage free from all commercial [...]
Russians flee en masse to escape Putin’s mobilisation with few flights out of Moscow costing £10,000 September 27, 2022 Tens of thousands of Russians are fleeing their country to escape the mass military mobilisation that is currently underway. As a result, international flights out of Moscow now cost more than £10,000 per seat for a single ticket. The Kremlin ordered last week that up to 300,000 reservists across Russia should report for duty in [...]
Israel hits Iran with ‘missile attack’ near nuclear site as markets watch oil prices April 19, 2024 Iranian air defence batteries were launched on Friday morning after explosions near the city of Isfahan, in the centre of the country, according to its state-run IRNA agency.
Lush’s social media boycott won’t cut it for big tech November 24, 2021 Lush, the trendy cosmetics and soap company, has announced that until social media giants provide a “safer environment for users”, they will close all of the company’s “brand, retail and people accounts” on certain platforms. Given recent revelations from Facebook whistleblowers, this move, which could dent Lush’s bottom line, is laudable. But this knight in [...]
Virgin Media O2 takes on BT as £31bn merged entity rolls out first joint product – CityAM : CityAM October 18, 2021 Customers of both Virgin Media and O2 can expect their pay monthly mobile data allowance to be doubled, while broadband speeds will be upgraded to the next available tier, free of charge, the company said this morning. It is Virgin Media O2’s first joint product since the two company’s £31bn merger earlier this year to [...]
UK parliament shuts down its TikTok account over China security concerns August 3, 2022 Parliament has decided to shut down its new TikTok account after just one week due to data security concerns raised by MPs. Four MPs and two Lords who have all been sanctioned by China wrote to Commons speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle and Lord speaker Lord John McFall to complain about “data security risks associated with [...]
TikTok mockery: Boris Johnson criticised for video clip amid cost of living woes May 11, 2022 Despite hitting over half a million views in hours, Boris Johnson’s new TikTok has been met with more ridicule than it has revelling. Posting from his new @10downingstreet account yesterday, the public have taken to social media to slam the Prime Minister. One commented: “Country going into recession so the Government made a TikTok to help [...]
Ed Warner: Why athletics still hits different at the Olympics June 27, 2024 Our columnist tackles this week's big takling points in sports business.
ChatGPT might’ve broken the internet – and it could also own anything you create with it February 17, 2023 You could even get sued for defamation for information created by ChatGPT.
Marks and Spencer: How the high street darling keeps breaking the internet May 20, 2024 Marks and Spencer is set to report its results this week and the market is expecting a strong showing from the retailer.